Georgia State University

The Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) helps students enhance their ability to explain research effectively and appropriately to an intelligent, but non-specialist audience. Students have three minutes to present compelling orations on their thesis or dissertation topics and their significance.

Counselor education and practice doctoral student Melanie Calhoun was selected as an intern for Chi Sigma Iota's 2025-2026 Leadership Fellowship and Internship Program.

Kinesiology doctoral student Natalie Bunch gave two presentations at the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport 2024 Conference.

Kinesiology doctoral student Jackson Sears gave a presentation at the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport 2024 Conference in Chicago, Ill.

Kinesiology doctoral student Jackson Sears gave a presentation at the Society for Social Work and Research's 29th Annual Conference in Seattle, WA.

Kinesiology doctoral student Natalie Bunch gave two presentations at the Sport Marketing Association Conference in St. Louis, Mo.

Instructional technology doctoral student Gozde Uzun co-authored a paper entitled, "Self-Regulation, Self-Efficacy and Fear of Failure Interactions with How Novices Use LLMs to Solve Programming Problems," which has been accepted for the Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education Conference.

Three Georgia State University College of Law students were named 2024 Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellows. Jiovanny Dominguez (J.D. '25), Aaliyah Knight (J.D. '26) and Aimee Lyons (J.D. '25) are all members of the 2024 Stevens Fellows cohort, consisting of 157 law students nationwide who work in public interest law.

Instructional technology doctoral student Kristin Hemingway has been selected for the American Institutes for Research's Pipeline Partnership Program.

Doctoral students Roti Chakraborty and Alex Johnson were selected for the American Institutes for Research's Equity Initiative Fellowship.

Kinesiology doctoral student Tasnuva Alam co-authored an article entitled, "Dynamic Gait Stability in Children with and without Down Syndrome During Overground Walking," which was published in Clinical Biomechanics.

Educational psychology doctoral student Mi'Kayla Newell has been selected to participate in the 14th Annual Asa G. Hilliard III and Barbara A. Sizemore Research Course on African Americans and Education.

Counselor education and practice doctoral student Mia Kim Chang has been selected as a 2024-2025 Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) Leadership Fellow.

Communication sciences and disorders doctoral student Hannah Griffey co-authored an article entitled, "Dialect Identification, Intelligibility Ratings and Acceptability Ratings of Dysarthric Speech in Two American English Dialects," which was published in Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics.

Early childhood and elementary education doctoral students Maria Cerrato and Elizabeth Sanders co-authored an article entitled, "How Dual Language Bilingual Education Preservice Teachers Draw Upon and Develop Students' Sociocultural Competence," which was published in Foreign Language Annals.

Kinesiology doctoral student Tyler Williams co-authored an article entitled, "Media Framing of Athletic Department Major Infractions: A 5-Year Review of Historically Black Colleges and Universities," which was published in the International Journal of Sport Communication.

Educational psychology doctoral student Eleanor Yan co-authored an article entitled, "Reading Comprehension and Constructive Learning: Policy Considerations in the Age of Artificial Intelligence," which was published in the journal Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

Kinesiology doctoral student Tasnuva Alam co-authored an article entitled, "Dynamic Gait Stability in Children with and without Down Syndrome During Overground Walking," which was published in Clinical Biomechanics.

Educational leadership doctoral student Latasha Lampkin authored an article entitled, "Using Action Research to Examine the Effect of Collaborative Practices on Student Test Scores," which was published in Educational Research Quarterly.

Neuroscience student Vishrut Thaker presented at the International American Heart Association to show the effects of mental stress on the heart and how he is creating more space for mental health advocacy, education and wellness across Georgia State University with his organization, MannMukti.

Teaching and learning doctoral student Justice Ejike has been selected for one of 15 highly competitive annual fellowships with the Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education, a resource network for STEM education researchers supported by the National Science Foundation.

Georgia State University student Will Fraker recently received the Friedrich William Ralf Munster Fellowships in Philosophy. The fellowship, named for former Philosophy Chair Ralf Munster, provides support for graduate students in the Department of Philosophy based on academic excellence.

Georgia State University student Nicole Rigney recently received the Kenneth W. and Georganne F. Honeycutt Fellowship.The Kenneth W. and Georganne F. Honeycutt Fellowship provides fellowships for students in the doctoral program in the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State. Students who have successfully passed the Neuroscience Doctoral Programs qualifying exam and are ready to advance to their dissertation are eligible to receive the fellowship for up to three years.

Georgia State University student Dina Yakout recently received the Kenneth W. and Georganne F. Honeycutt Fellowship. The Kenneth W. and Georganne F. Honeycutt Fellowship provides fellowships for students in the doctoral program in the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State. Students who have successfully passed the Neuroscience Doctoral Programs qualifying exam and are ready to advance to their dissertation are eligible to receive the fellowship for up to three years.

Georgia State University student Anna Rader recently received the Kenneth W. and Georganne F. Honeycutt Fellowship. The Kenneth W. and Georganne F. Honeycutt Fellowship provides fellowships for students in the doctoral program in the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State. Students who have successfully passed the Neuroscience Doctoral Programs qualifying exam and are ready to advance to their dissertation are eligible to receive the fellowship for up to three years.

Georgia State University student Erin Lottes recently received the Kenneth W. and Georganne F. Honeycutt Fellowship. The Kenneth W. and Georganne F. Honeycutt Fellowship provides fellowships for students in the doctoral program in the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State. Students who have successfully passed the Neuroscience Doctoral Programs qualifying exam and are ready to advance to their dissertation are eligible to receive the fellowship for up to three years.

Georgia State University student Joshua Dery recently received the Donald Ahearn Fellowship in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The Donald Ahearn Endowed Fellowship in Applied and Environmental Microbiology was established in honor of Dr. Ahearn becoming a Research Professor Emeritus. The fellowship recognizes his contributions in instruction, research, and service to Georgia State University.

Georgia State University student Tabassum Tasnim Auroni recently received the Ahmed T. Abdelal Graduate Fellowship in Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology. The Ahmed T. Abdelal Fellowship in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology is given to outstanding doctoral students for achievement in the field of molecular genetics or biotechnology. This award is named in honor of former Dean Ahmed T. Abdelal, who established the molecular genetics and biotechnology program at Georgia State University.

Georgia State University student Theresah Mensah recently received the Ahmed T. Abdelal Graduate Fellowships in Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology. The Ahmed T. Abdelal Fellowship in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology is given to outstanding doctoral students for achievement in the field of molecular genetics or biotechnology. This award is named in honor of former Dean Ahmed T. Abdelal, who established the molecular genetics and biotechnology program at Georgia State University.

Georgia State University student Miranda Movahed recently received the Neurobiology and Behavior Graduate Fellowship. The Neurobiology and Behavior Graduate Fellowship is given in recognition of outstanding research and scholarship by a senior graduate student in the neurobiology and behavior program.